I was thoroughly impressed by this video due to the range of different ways BLU created movement. A sense of travel was conveyed through numerous different mediums including paint, garbage, and sand. Compared to the BLU video we watched in class, (which dealt much more with the continuous morphing of a single form), this video was more about movement, and creation of an entire space rather than just one object. This creation of space can be seen at the beginning when a single geometric shape grows to cover an entire wall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMoKcsN8wM8

Here's the link to my stop motion 100 images clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm7KCRKXZeA

Taking a tour of FCP X Notes

Three main areas of final cut: event library, project library, viewer

Event library

-where you store and organize all your media.

-For audio skimming go to view – audio skimming

-under event library clips there is a menu with slider to indicate the length of the clip. From ½ second to 10.

-can also show the wave forms.

Project Library

-Projects within FCP are sequences or edited programs made from combos of clips. --Each project can contain only one sequence.

-to show two screens for event and for project library

window- show event viewer.

One icon in left corner with lightswitch can change size of chips in project library and also video in relation to audio---far left under clip is only audio waveform, far right is no audio.

Spacebar- start/stop

Function left arrow- return to beginning

Function right- return to end

Arrows- frame by frame

Clip to clip- up and down arrows

Time reading above clips showing where in project program you are temporally.

To return to project library to access other projects click film canister in bottom left corner.

To select event library- command 1

To select timeline- command 2

To select viewer- command 3

Creating and Organizing Events from Scratch Notes

Different ways to create events:

-File-new event

-Right click on event library- then new event

-Right click in drive you want to create event in and name event.

Bringing in footage:

-File-import-media (Command I)

-Within media import-select data and click “Import Selected”

-within the next pop up window:

 Organizing

-copying files to FCP events folder means new media will be made and placed in media events. If unchecked, only a pointer file will show up, referring you to the location of the media.

-best to click if you want to copy all files to one folder.

-Botton below (import folders as keyword collections)

-If media is organized in folders outside FCP the structure will remain unchanged when brought to FCP.

-Footage comes into final cut

-Gives files as pointer files 1^st then creates media in background

-H.U.D can see media being created

Playing and Marking Clips in Prep for Editing Notes

Go to event

Open up file you want and select “list view”—this gives more room in the clip

New navigation method: J,K,L

J-Play

K-Pause

L-Play Forward

Play clip until another edited portion needs to be inserted.

I-set in pt.

O-set out pt.

Play selection press- “/” key

When roughly selected you can then move to the thumbnail view to get more room on the clip.

To mark and play in slow motion

Press K- then rock back on J or L to jump forward or back.

-You can make it a selection fav. and you can also rename

-can also save in sound bite keyword Selection

-make sure to save because exiting out will result in the erasing of the portion of the clip you selected.

Understanding Different Types of Editing Tools  Notes

Different types of edits in FCP:

-Insert edit

-Shortcut of “W”

-can drop a selected clip in the beginning, middle or end of the clip in project library.

-can also drag clips to project lib.

-keyboard commands are faster

-Append Edit

Press “e”

-puts shot @ end regardless of where the playhead is

-overwrite edit

-press “d”

-used to write over a shot or portion of shot

-mark an “I” for in and an “O” for out.

-“Control d” tells how long the in and out section is.

-When overwriting, the selected clip in the event library will run the same amount of time as the in and out shot you selected in the project library.

Replace edit

To replace one shot with another, drag a marked clip from the event lib. Onto a clip in the sequence.

-when you see the green plus sign, can replace, replace from the start, or replace from the end.

Understanding Resolution for Video Notes

·      --HD video has two resolutions: 1080 and 720 HD

·     -- 1080=1920x1080 Pixels in size, while 720=1280-720 Pixels in size

·     --Megapixels of a camera have nothing to do with the resolution of the video

·      --1080-2 Megapixels

·      --720-1 Megapixel

·      --1080 and 720 both look good on an HD TV set

·      --If you are doing effects then higher resolution with more pixels is advantageous.

     Choosing Video Frame Rate Notes

·      --Video is generally shot at 30 fps.

·      --Standard for the 1080 HD video is 30-24

·      --Film is usually 24 fps.

·      --The brain associates 24 fps to the “film look”.

   

Understanding the Challenges of Shutter Speed

·      --Slow shutter speed for photo shows blurred action.

     --1/30 a second is slowest shutter speed for video.

·      --30 fps @ 1/30 ps is filled completely with images. No gaps.

·      --Eg: 1 second of film using 30 fps and 1/1000 per second as shutter speed.

     --This means 970/1000 of that second would be blank.

     --This puts a huge gap in the video causing the action to look stutter or chatter.

·      Shooting with high shutter speed does allow you to look @ still frames of a video. ( Eg. if you were looking for details in the image.)

·      --Usually 1/30-1/90 are standard.

·      --You can get away with using 1/120 per second if action is not too fast.

2 --x framerate is a common gage: so @ 30 fps your shutterspeed would be 1/60^th

     Getting the Right Exposure

·      

      --Important to know how to check your exposure--Tuned with Manual exposure      

      --Exposure gage is on the scale at the bottom of screen

      --Click up and down to get right exposure—the lightest spots blink if overexposed, but does not blink if it is underexposed.

·      --You can also use the histogram to adjust

·      --Really bright conditions require small f-stops and the opposite for dark situations.

·     -- Also you may use a neutral density filter to make the scene darker

·      --If you need it lighter or darker you must change the ISO

·      --Most cameras today have anything between 400-800 ISO